Conceptual Model of Measuring MHEI Efficiency

Abstract

Modern societies, new technical equipment and technology confirm the importance of knowledge acquisition in everyday life, especially in economy. An education system is a non-profit system. Since it strongly affects economic efficiency, its quantification becomes a very complex process. In order to make the quantification process possible, this paper analyses the already existing criteria for measuring efficiency in higher education systems. The already existing models of measuring educational efficiency are universal and do not analyse different professions’ specific qualities. In this paper, models of measuring educational efficiency were analysed separately, whereas their interrelations were not a part of the analysis. A conceptual model of measuring maritime higher education institutions’ (hereinafter: MHEI) efficiency was proposed on the basis of the above-mentioned analysis. All the evaluation criteria relevant for MHEI and their interrelations were determined.

Assessment of Factors Influencing Educational Effectiveness in Higher Educational Institutions

“…However, we believe that economic indicators cannot be indicators of higher education effectiveness. We should agree with scholars who suppose that education system efficiency is very frequently measured by economic models [3,16]. If the main criteria for the assessment of educational quality are labor productivity, time spent control, cost savings, increased income or other financial displays, this can lead to the breaking of Deming's basic principles (e.g., "eliminate numerical quotas/goals" or "drive out fear") [23].…”

“…Researchers studying the issues of educational quality stress the importance of education system evaluation [16][17][18]. They emphasize that the education system assessment should be carried out taking into account the separation of two concepts-effectiveness and efficiency [16,19,20].…”

“…Researchers studying the issues of educational quality stress the importance of education system evaluation [16][17][18]. They emphasize that the education system assessment should be carried out taking into account the separation of two concepts-effectiveness and efficiency [16,19,20]. Effectiveness refers to the ability of an educational institution to achieve institutional goals, whereas efficiency refers to achieving institutional goals with the best utilization of resources [21].…”

“…The other authors emphasize the importance of students' assessment of the university's educational activity [16,24,25]. Students are one of the main stakeholders of the educational system [13,16,26]; therefore, forecasting and assessing their expectations is a crucial role of university activities as part of improving the quality of education.…”

“…The other authors emphasize the importance of students' assessment of the university's educational activity [16,24,25]. Students are one of the main stakeholders of the educational system [13,16,26]; therefore, forecasting and assessing their expectations is a crucial role of university activities as part of improving the quality of education. Some researchers identify students' satisfaction with their requirements as an extremely important factor of educational effectiveness in higher educational institutions [3,25,27].…”